Steward Board Description and Responsibilities

Appointed by the Pastor of the local church. Stewards are nominated and confirmed shall serve for a term of one year. To be qualified for this office, one must be of solid piety, know and love the Word of God, the African Methodist Episcopal Church and doctrine. He or she must be fruitful and of good natural or acquired ability to transact the spiritual and temporal business of the church. Stewards are responsible for making an exact account of all money or other provision collected for the support of the pastor of the mission, circuit or station.

Stewards are responsible for the following:

•             Negotiating full time minister salary and benefits
•             They shall seek the needy and distress
•             Attend Quarterly Conference
•             Petition the congregation to be more liberal in their contributions
•             Register all baptisms, marriages and death within the congregation
•             Survey of church membership for accuracy

Members of the Steward Board

• Larry Williams
• Treva Gaddy
• Ophair Gaddy
• Claude Gaddy